Anxiety Board decisions

The Board finds that the veteran's death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, and therefore, denies service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for an increased rating for his anxiety disorder, finding that it did not warrant a higher rating prior to May 30, 1995. From May 30, 1995, the VA also found no evidence of entitlement to a higher rating.

The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder causes reduced productivity, but does not result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. A 50 percent rating is granted for the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at a 30 percent level, which meets the criteria for this rating based on occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened, and the Board found that she had a valid claim based on her reported trauma in service. The January 1956 rating decision denying service connection for a nervous condition is not considered clear and unmistakable error.

The veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction is rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD, finding insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis and linking it to an in-service stressor.

The VA granted service connection for PTSD and TDIU effective October 2, 2000, based on new evidence submitted since the prior denial in December 1995.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder during service and concluded that the veteran's current generalized anxiety disorder did not begin in service. For urinary tract infection, there was no record of such condition during active duty or post-service years, and the examiner could not relate it to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for TDIU benefits, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran's anxiety disorder, manifested by panic attacks and associated physical symptoms such as sweaty palms and chest pain, results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the veteran's anxiety disorder.

The veteran's PTSD with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and cognitive disorders are currently evaluated at 50 percent. The RO also granted an effective date of July 13, 1998 for the grant of service connection for anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation to 70 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability, specifically generalized anxiety disorder. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The RO denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 27, 2001, for a 50 percent rating for his service-connected schizoaffective disorder, depressive type with significant anxiety.

The veteran's death was caused by a combination of service-connected conditions, including his anxiety neurosis and gunshot wound residuals, as well as other significant conditions like severe malnutrition and tuberculosis. The Board found that these conditions contributed substantially to the cause of death.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and anxiety reaction with depressive and hypochondriacal features, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a TDIU rating based on these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher disability evaluation, finding that no new or material evidence had been submitted to reopen his previously denied service connection claim.

The Board has granted a 100 percent disability evaluation for the veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, finding that his condition meets the criteria for such an evaluation due to its severe impairment in occupational and social functioning.

The Board has determined that the veteran's major depression and anxiety disorder are etiologically related to his period of active military service, thus granting service connection for these conditions.